adjective · informal
viral
/ˈvaɪrəl/VI·ral
Band 6-7speakingtask2
spreading quickly and widely from person to person on the internet
Examples
“The comedian's sketch went viral and now has over ten million views.”
“They designed a campaign with the aim of creating viral content.”
“A viral video can boost an artist's profile overnight.”
Band 8 sentence
“A well‑timed clip with emotional appeal can go viral and reach an audience that traditional advertising would never touch.”
Collocations
- go viral
- viral video
- viral marketing
Word family
viral adjectivevirally adverb
Common mistakes
a viral→a viral video / the video went viral
very viral→went viral / became viral
Say it for a higher band
5popular→6trending→7+viral
Synonyms
trending
Easily confused
popular
“That song became popular across the country.”
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